Biahi

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  List of Things We Were NOT Allowed To Do as JW's

  by Sea Breeze in

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  here's my list of jw no-no's as i recall: .

  1. no giving or accepting valentine candy for students.

  2. no going to home coming football games.

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  Biahi

  Make a shorter list…list all the things they ARE allowed to do.
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  Former Elders Please - Disbeliever recently married to a JW

  by doasthouwilt in

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  i recently married my best friend of 32 years.

  she is a life-long jw and once an active pioneer, i am a 'worldly' person through-and-through, always will be.

  we married because it was the only way we could find a way of staying together while giving her a path back to her religion ultimately, which she does not want to (or cannot) let go of.

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  Biahi

  I was in Monaco right before the pandemic hit, I LOVED it. Beautiful country.
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  1975 selling of houses

  by Paul Bonanno in

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  as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.

  do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.

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  Biahi

  I’ve mentioned d this before, but I was at the district assembly in summer of 1976, in Chicago. Fred Franz was there to give a talk. He shook his finger at the audience and said that nothing happened in 1975 because “You wanted something to happen.” I remember thinking that he was a f**king liar. I wanted out so bad, I was only 16 then. 😕
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  You can [not] trust the Brothers, wt study this week

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for the lucid lurkers:  # 37. the article's examples really show, that among the 'name people' only 50 % of rank and file, and none of the leaders can be trusted all the time.

  but, shut up and put up.. eli and hannah, eli's sons committed gross sins, raping/ seducing woman visitors to the temple, for years, yet naive worshippers are to trust their brothers, even with their children ?

  inaction by wt approved?

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  Biahi

  Long Hair Gal, what happened at that memorial? Some stranger just came up out of nowhere, and asked you for money? Did she state an amount? Or she’d be happy if you just handed her 5 or 10 bucks?
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  You can [not] trust the Brothers, wt study this week

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for the lucid lurkers:  # 37. the article's examples really show, that among the 'name people' only 50 % of rank and file, and none of the leaders can be trusted all the time.

  but, shut up and put up.. eli and hannah, eli's sons committed gross sins, raping/ seducing woman visitors to the temple, for years, yet naive worshippers are to trust their brothers, even with their children ?

  inaction by wt approved?

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  Biahi

  The part where they tell children to keep things confidential, so as not to ‘embarrass’ a family member is just plain creepy. Gives a free pass to pedo’s.
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  Favorite Xmas movie?

  by peacefulpete in

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  elf...simply a great movie imo.

  funny, heartwarming and well acted..

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  Biahi

  It’s a Wonderful Life (to watch with grandchildren), and Bad Santa after they go to bed.
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  How do Jehovah's Witnesses differ from first century Christians?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let me start with a couple of distinctions.. first century christians:.

  1. baptized military personnel.. 2. baptized men with political authority.

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  Biahi

  They didn’t report their preaching time to men.
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  Why isn't this forum growing like reddit exjw??

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  admittedly it 90% crap over there but still they are up to 80k in subscribers.

  over here it's the same half dozen or so that posts something, including myself.

  why is that?.

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  Biahi

  Thank you, snare & racket, and Eden one! 👍🏻
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  How many preaching hours are real

  by Hellothere in

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  2. experiences

  how much of the preaching hours in yearly report you think are real?

  they always have high numbers preaching hours.

  probably increase every decade.

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  Biahi

  Yes, many fake hours, and don’t forget the PIMO’s who cheat. At the end of my “preaching”, I couldn’t stomach more than 1 hour a month, and I used that hour dropping magazines in laundromats. I was so depressed, I did not want to convert anyone, why should they be miserable like me?
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  Christmas, yes or no ?

  by jhine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just started to steep the mincemeat for my mince pies in dark rum .

  christmas is a big deal in my family and circle of friends.

  however among ex jws it's a bit different or so l understand.

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  Biahi

  I love Christmas! I couldn’t wait to celebrate when I left. I’m married to a Polish Catholic guy, and we have our traditions. Now that I’m retired, I have more time to bake. It was very important to me to make traditions for our family, since I didn’t grow up with any. We always let our daughter open 1 gift on Christmas Eve, it was usually pajamas. We set up a tree, have gifts, watch Christmas movies, and have a big feast on Christmas Day with family. While the kids are little, we remember to have a small cake and sing Happy Birthday to Jesus. Jesus is the Reason for the Season! Take that, Watchtower! I love Christmas!